HMS Rodney (pennant number 29) was a Nelson-class battleship of the Royal Navy. She was named for Admiral Sir George Brydges Rodney.

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  • HMS Rodney (pennant number 29) was a Nelson-class battleship of the Royal Navy. She was named for Admiral Sir George Brydges Rodney. Built under the constraints of the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, the design was limited to 35,000 tons and showed certain compromises. To accommodate 16 inch (406 mm) main guns in three turrets, all of the turrets were placed forward and the vessel's speed was reduced and maximum armour was limited to vital areas. Even with the design limitations forced on the designers by the treaty, the Rodney and Nelson were regarded as the most powerful battleships afloat until the new generation of all big gun ships was launched in 1936. Rodney was laid down on 28 December 1922, the same date as her sister ship Nelson. She was built at Birkenhead by Cammell-Laird shipyard. Launched in December 1925, she was commissioned in November 1927, three months behind her sister. Her construction cost £7.617 million. Her captain in 1929 was Lieutenant Commander George Campell Ross (later Admiral), son of Sir Archibald Ross (marine engineer and pioneer in shipbuilding) (en)
  • Die HMS Rodney, ein Schiff der Nelson-Klasse, wurde nach George Brydges Rodney, 1. Baron Rodney benannt, dem Sieger in der Seeschlacht bei Kap St. Vincent. (de)
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  • HMS Rodney (pennant number 29) was a Nelson-class battleship of the Royal Navy. She was named for Admiral Sir George Brydges Rodney. (en)
  • Die HMS Rodney, ein Schiff der Nelson-Klasse, wurde nach George Brydges Rodney, 1. Baron Rodney benannt, dem Sieger in der Seeschlacht bei Kap St. Vincent. (de)
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  • HMS Rodney (29) (en)
  • HMS Rodney (29) (de)
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